# Engineering-Oriented Physics
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03.03.01
*In English and Russian*
Level of education Bachelor
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 4 years
Programme description
The programme has been developed in collaboration with regular employers and is designed to train specialists for employment at cutting-edge, world-class enterprises, including those operating in priority areas of Russia’s scientific, technological, and industrial development.
The programme combines fundamental training and practical work in teaching and research laboratories, and at the companies of prospective employers. Students master advanced methods for solving engineering and applied problems, including techniques for information processing and transmission using high-level programming languages, experimental research methods, and numerical modelling of physical processes using software packages such as ANSYS and COMSOL Multiphysics
Main courses
- Visual Modelling of Electrical Systems and Devices
- Fundamentals of Quantum Microphysics
- Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics
- Fundamentals of Building Finite Element Models and Solving Hydrodynamic Problems
- Fundamentals of Creating 3D Models
- Foundations of Plasma Physics
- Foundations of Electrophysics
- Thermal Physics and Natural Convection
- Physical Mechanics of Continuous Media
- Numerical Modelling of Physical Processes
- Experimental Research Techniques for Electrophysical Processes
- High-Level Programming Languages for Scientific and Engineering Tasks
- Methods for Planning and Conducting Engineering Experiment
- Techniques for Digital Signal and Image Processing
- Finite Element Method for Electromagnetic Problem Solving
Teaching staff
- Mikhail Pavleino, Associate Professor at St Petersburg University, author of scientific publications in the field of electrical and radiophysics, and supervisor of more than 40 research projects in high-voltage power engineering conducted over the past ten years
- Vladimir Chirkov, Associate Professor at St Petersburg University, Research Supervisor of the academic programme ‘Engineering-Oriented Physics’, Principal Investigator of research projects supported by grants, Member of professional organisations including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Electrostatics Society of America; the official representative of St Petersburg University on the Technical Committee for State Standardisation in Electrostatics; Guest Editor of the Journal of Electrostatics; and Member of the programme committee of the International Symposium on Electrohydrodynamics (ISEHD)
- Andrey Samusenko, Associate Professor at St Petersburg University, Research Supervisor of the academic programme ‘Engineering Electrophysics’; the official representative of St Petersburg University on the Technical Committee for State Standardisation in Electrostatics; head of research projects in the area of electric power network reliability
Our advantages
- The bachelor’s programme ‘Engineering-oriented Physics’ is designed to train specialists for modern high-tech enterprises operating in the priority areas of the development of science and technology and industry in Russia
- The programme is developed together with long-term employers to train graduates of St Petersburg University
- The training is based on the combination of fundamental education with practical work in academic and research laboratories, as well as at the enterprises of potential employers
- Students study the methods of processing and transmitting information in depth. They also learn about the modern methods for solving engineering and applied problems using world-class software systems
Career opportunities
The programme trains specialists for modern high-tech enterprises with research-intensive world-class production conducting R&D in engineering and applied physics and introducing new cutting-edge technologies and devices through the methods and approaches of applied mathematics and physics.
**Professions**
- Design engineer
- Structural engineer
- R&D engineer
- Analyst
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